Abstract
1. Guarded hot plate technique was used to measure thermal conductance of winter, summer and sheared pelts of Lama guanicoe. 2. Mean thermal conductance of winter and summer pelage was 1.64 W/m2°C and 1.79 W/m 2°C, respectively. 3. Mean heat loss in natural pelage, in free convection conditions was 1.74 W/m2°C and 2.3 W/m 2°C in sheared pelts. 4. From our results, there is seasonal moult in guanacos.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 569-573 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Thermal Biology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- Argentina
- Guanaco
- Moulting
- Patagonia
- Pelage
- Shearing
- Thermal conductance